Broad-Bordered White Underwing vs Lax Viper's-Bugloss

Anarta melanopa compared with Echium rosulatum

Key Differences

• Broad-Bordered White Underwing is Least Concern while Lax Viper's-Bugloss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lax Viper's-Bugloss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Noctuidae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Anarta	Echium
Species	Anarta melanopa	Echium rosulatum

Conservation Status

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Lax Viper's-Bugloss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Broad-Bordered White Underwing	Lax Viper's-Bugloss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Lax Viper's-Bugloss

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.